A US airstrike eliminated Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan.
According to anonymous sources, but related to the case, al-Zawahri would have died in a drone attack. White House officials have refused to confirm that the terrorist leader was executed. But they noted in a statement that “the United States conducted a counterterrorism operation against a major al Qaeda target in Afghanistan.”
Although in recent years Al-Qaeda has been overshadowed by the violence of the Islamic State, Western intelligence sources continue to consider it a real threat with a presence in South Asia and the Middle East and even in the African horn. Several dozen of its leaders are based in Afghanistan.
The Biden administration closed the US Embassy in Kabul and withdrew all of its military assets from Afghanistan on August 31, 2021, ending America’s longest war.
President Biden is scheduled to speak about the operation today on Monday, August 1 at 7:30 pm from Washington DC. He will address the nation to give details about the operation.
The White House assured that there were no civilian casualties.
